Chicken nuggets is like my family

Storytelling has been very good to Piper Kerman.After serving a 13-month prison sentence for money laundering more than a decade ago, Kerman turned her time in the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn., into “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison.” That 2010 memoir became a bestseller, which in turn became an award-winning TV series for Netflix. The show’s seventh and final season airs this summer.As stories go, Kerman’s blockbuster tale of being a white, middle-class woman surviving life in a federal prison had drama and indelible characters to spare. But you don’t have to be Piper Kerman to make the most out of your own story. You just have to listen to her. Kerman is the keynote speaker at the first San Diego Writers Festival, a free community event being held tomorrow at the San Diego Central Library. There will be panel discussions on everything from writing indie comics to finding your inner comedian. There will be … [Read more...] about Column: My year in a women’s prison: Hear what ‘Orange is the New Black’ author has to say about that and other stories at San Diego Writers Festival

Video PUBLISHED: 16:37 07 September 2018 | UPDATED: 16:57 07 September 2018 Mario Luchai, owner of Trattoria Rustica responded to a Trip Advisor review criticising them for not having a children's menu by telling them 'no restaurant in Rome has chicken nuggets' Credit: Louisa Baldwin Archant A Norwich restaurant owner has defended his comebacks to negative reviews and is fed up of customers who wait to criticise until they go online. Mario Luchai has owned Trattoria Rustica in Princes Street for the last 25 years and puts his ‘heart and soul’ into the business.But when recent reviews slated the family-run restaurant, Mr Luchai didn’t hold back as the diners questioned the authenticity of his business.One reviewer called the restaurant ‘tatty and muddled’ and said that the ‘overworked staff are not Italian.’Mr Luchai was not having any of it and responded on the website.Trattoria Rustica Credit: Louisa Baldwin“This review is … [Read more...] about Restaurateur speaks out after diner criticised lack of kids menu

Video PUBLISHED: 13:00 06 September 2018 | UPDATED: 13:11 06 September 2018 Trattoria Rustica Italian restaurant on Princes Street in Norwich. Photo: Bill Smith Archant An Italian restaurant owner in the city has dished out priceless comebacks to negative reviews, telling one customer to ‘go to Specsavers.’ Trattoria Rustica, located in Princes Street, enjoys a four star ranking from 577 reviews on the site and is well regarded for its traditional pizzas and pastas.Despite it’s popularity, the owner doesn’t take kindly to diners who insult the family-run business. When one customer submitted a review calling the restaurant ‘tatty and muddled’ and lacking authenticity, it didn’t go down well. The reviewer wrote: “Unsure of it’s identity - the long menu aspires to decent Italian food (which it doesn’t always achieve), but the décor is tatty and muddled - too much clutter to be anything like stylish … [Read more...] about ‘Go to Specsavers’

Motoring by Press Association 03/08/2018, 11:15 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter A dad who listed his van for sale with a brutally honest advert has revealed he’s managed to sell the vehicle. Josh Wood turned the listing for his 15-seat 2005 Ford E350 into a mini-confessional, sharing how it ended up with dents on each side courtesy of him and his wife, and that at some point each of his children had vomited inside the vehicle. Josh posted his advert on Craig’s List in Amarillo, Texas, explaining “in the interest of full disclosure, here’s more information and a partial list of its issues”, and laughing at the idea he might have performed all proper maintenance and changed the oil every 3,000 miles. “The van is missing a speaker in the side door. My kids have been throwing random items in the speaker hole for years. So, you may end up with some very special treasures. Or really … [Read more...] about Brutally honest advert for this family’s old van actually helped to make a sale